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The stone figure of Paris is on the centre plinth at Gare du Nord.

The figure of Paris by Pierre-Jules Cavelier (1865) is flanked by eight large statues on the cornice line of Gare du Nord, representing international destinations reached from Paris by this railway (at that time).

 

They are from left to right:
Frankfurt
Amsterdam
Warsaw
Brussels
Paris
Berlin
Cologne
London
Vienna

 

Paris stands in front of the French flag, leaning on a shield with the arms of the city with her right hand and an eagle at her feet.